Delta States Rural Development Network Program
This program funds projects that build and improve health care networks to expand and enhance basic health services in rural areas of the eight Mississippi Delta Region states.
Funder: Health Resources and Services Administration
Due Dates: August 12, 2026 (Full application; 11:59 p.m. ET)
Funding Amounts: $905,664–$1,188,684 per award (3 years); estimated total program funding $12,000,000; ~12 awards
Summary: Supports integrated health care networks to expand access and improve quality of basic health care services in rural areas of the eight Mississippi Delta Region states.
Key Information: Applicants must serve designated rural areas in AL, AR, IL, KY, LA, MS, MO, or TN and demonstrate capacity to serve these populations.
Description
This program funds the planning, development, and implementation of integrated health care networks in rural areas of the eight Mississippi Delta Region states (Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee). The goal is to achieve efficiencies, expand access, coordinate, and improve the quality of basic health care services, and strengthen the rural health care system as a whole. Projects must focus on no more than two priority health areas, such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, obesity, stroke, chronic lower respiratory disease, cancer, or unintentional injury/substance use, and employ evidence-based or promising practice models.
Funded networks are expected to address local health challenges, expand access, improve health outcomes, and implement sustainable, collaborative programs. Awardees will participate in technical assistance activities and must collect and report longitudinal data to demonstrate impact.
